What is the Greatest Common Factor of 79 and 94?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 79 and 94 is 1.

GCF(79,94) = 1

We will now calculate the prime factors of 79 and 94, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 79 and 94.

How to find the GCF of 79 and 94?

We will first find the prime factorization of 79 and 94. After we will calculate the factors of 79 and 94 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 79

Prime factors of 79 are 79. Prime factorization of 79 in exponential form is:

79 = 79¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 94

Prime factors of 94 are 2, 47. Prime factorization of 94 in exponential form is:

94 = 2¹ × 47¹

Step-3: Factors of 79

List of positive integer factors of 79 that divides 79 without a remainder.

Step-4: Factors of 94

List of positive integer factors of 94 that divides 79 without a remainder.

1, 2, 47

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 79 and 94. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 79 and 94 is 1.

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